The Offical ROCK BAND 2 thread

[MegaDrive20XX]

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/30/rock-band-rocking-on-360-in-sept-ps3-ps2-wii-later-in-the/

While IGN simply reports that Rock Band 2 is "set to ship for Xbox 360 this September and PS3 later in the year," the AP says it will be "available for Sony's PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2 as well as Nintendo's Wii later in the year." While the two at least agree about the "later in the year" detail, neither answer our biggest question about this arrangement: Is this presumably brief period of Xbox 360-exclusivity a business arrangement – as it was for Rock Band in Europe earlier this year – or simply a development reality?

Sure we've got other questions – like will the PS2 and Wii releases be similar to the watered-down experiences currently available – but with Guitar Hero IV coming out for Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, and PC in late October, details on the nature of the timed exclusive seem paramount. We've asked the hard-rocking folks at Harmonix to let us in on the nature of the arrangement.

 

[MegaDrive20XX]

G4 accidentally, revealed a few tracks from the upcoming Rock Band 2

"Panic Attack" - Dream Theater (or Finger Eleven)
"Chop Suey" - System of a Down
"Give It Away" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Everlong" - Foo Fighters
"Kids in America" - Kim Wilde
"Ace of Spades" - Motorhead
"Hello There" - Cheap Trick
"Any Way You Want It" - Journey
"Pinball Wizard" - The Who

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/01/rumor-rock-band-2-partial-setlist-revealed-on-g4/

Also to let users know, the DLC you have recieved or downloaded from Rock Band 1, WILL transfer over to Rock Band 2 easily!

Plus, your current instruments will work without any problems!

 

[fhqwhgads]

EVERLONG! Nawce.

 

[Mai Valentine]

Finally, System of a Down's "Chop Suey!"

That's awesome.

 

[Joyling]

Sweet, Pinball Wizard!

 

[GamingMaiden]

Rock band 2 announced already? Good to see System of a Down though...

 

[Jack]

Looks good. I'll get it.

 

[2relyt5]

Finally, System of a Down's "Chop Suey!"

That's awesome.

i know!! i love system of a down. i think there is suppose to be 80 tracks on RB2. am i right?

 

[fhqwhgads]

i think there is suppose to be 80 tracks on RB2. am i right?

At least. And 0 covers.

 

[2relyt5]

it's gonna be great

 

[blacklemons]

ANGELS & AIRWAVES!

 

[Fr0dus Maximus]

You know what would be awesome. Some Linkin Park, the old stuff, not the new album. Oh, and more Black Tide!

 

[Homicidal Cherry53]

"Pinball Wizard" - The Who

*girlish scream*

Well, I'm getting Rock Band 2.

 

[blacklemons]

"moar binkl 128"

 

[fhqwhgads]

One more song rumor, except this time...it's 83 songs, which could be the entire thing!


Don't bet on it, though.

Spoiler

1 AC/DC - Let There Be Rock

2 AFI - Girl's Gone Grey

3 Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know

4 Alice in Chains - Man in the Box

5 Allman Brothers - Ramblin' Man

6 Avenged Sevenfold - Almost Easy

7 Bad Company - Shooting Star

8 Beastie Boys - So Whatcha Want

9 Beck - E-Pro

10 Bikini Kill - Rebel Girl

11 Billy Idol - White Wedding Pt I

12 Blondie - One Way or Another

13 Bob Dylan - Tangled Up in Blue

14 Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer

15 Cheap Trick - Hello There

16 Devo - Uncontrollable Urge

17 Dinosaur Jr - Feel the Pain

18 Disturbed - Down with the Sickness

19 Donnas, The - New Kid in School

20 Dream Theater - Panic Attack

21 Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf

22 Elvis Costello - Pump it Up

23 Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way

24 Foo Fighters - Everlong

25 Go-Go's, The - We Got the Beat

26 Grateful Dead, The - Alabama Getaway

27 Guess Who, The - American Woman

28 Guns N' Roses - Shackler's Revenge

29 Interpol - PDA

30 Jane's Addiction - Mountain Song

31 Jethro Tull - Aqualung

32 Jimmy Eat World - The Middle

33 Joan Jett - Bad Reputation

34 Journey - Anyway You Want It

35 Judas Priest - Painkiller

36 Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son

37 L7 - Pretend We're Dead

38 Lacuna Coil - Our Truth

39 Linkin Park - One Step Closer

40 Lit - My Own Worst Enemy

41 Lush - De-Luxe

42 Mastodon - Colony of Birchmen

43 Megadeth - Peace Sells

44 Metallica - Battery

45 Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Where'd You Go

46 Modest Mouse - Float On

47 Motorhead - Ace of Spades

48 Muffs, The - Kids in America

49 Nirvana - Drain You

50 Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky

51 Offspring, The - Come Out & Play (Keep 'em Seperated)

52 Panic at the Disco - Nine in the Afternoon

53 Paramore - That's What You Get

54 Pearl Jam - Alive

55 Presidents of the USA - Lump

56 Rage Against the Machine - Testify

57 Ratt - Round & Round

58 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give it Away

59 Replacements, The - Alex Chilton

60 Rise Against - Give it All

61 Rush - The Trees

62 Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye

63 Smashing Pumpkins - Today

64 Social Distortion - I Was Wrong

65 Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot

66 Soundgarden - Spoonman

67 Squeeze - Cool for Cats

68 Steely Dan - Bodhitsattva

69 Steve Miller Band - Rock'n Me

70 Survivor - Eye of the Tiger

71 System of a Down - Chop Suey

72 Talking Heads - Psycho Killer

73 Tenacious D - Master Exploder

74 Testament - Souls of Black

75 Who, The - Pinball Wizard


BONUS SONGS (all HMX bands)

76 Abnormality - Visions

77 Anarchy Club - Get Clean

78 Bang Camaro - Night Lies

79 Breaking Wheel - Shoulder to the Plow

80 Libyans, The - Neighborhood

81 Main Drag, The - A Jagged Georgeous Winter.

82 Speck - Conventional Lover

83 Sterns, The - Supreme Girl

84 That Handsome Devil - Rob the Prez-O-Dent

Now, there's many things 'wrong' with the list. Namely, no Freezepop(which Harmonix always does), or bands who've stated they're making songs for the game.

 

[aleeock157]

Wow a few of those songs I'm actually kinda excited for.

 

[fhqwhgads]

Wow a few of those songs I'm actually kinda excited for.

And, there's better news. Supposedly, RB2 will have close to 120 songs on disc.

Also, some of these bands are on disc.
Agent Orange
The Beatles
Built to Spill
The Buzzcocks
Journey
Led Zeppelin
Modest Mouse
Pavement
The Replacements
Tool

And, so says Harmonix:

The PR team would kill me if I revealed some early, but [the set list] reads like a who's who list of rock music.

And to keep going, Band World Tour is 95% likely to be online this time around.

 

[aleeock157]

And, so says Harmonix: And to keep going, Band World Tour is 95% likely to be online this time around.

And that was like... my #1 complaint about Rock Band. Looks like I'm getting this instead of GH4.

 

[fhqwhgads]

And that was like... my #1 complaint about Rock Band.

I would debate GHIV for my Wii, but I don't like Activision's note charts. Lotta overcharting.


Though I'm not a fan of most hammer-ons in Rock Band solos, either.

 

[Joyling]

And, so says Harmonix: And to keep going, Band World Tour is 95% likely to be online this time around.

:rockin